The ruling party also congratulated the Labour Party on the win
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State as free and fair which, it said, has manifested ?unwavering devotion of President Goodluck Jonathan to the cause of democracy in Nigeria.?
While commending the Governor-elect, Olusegun Mimiko of Labour Party (LP) on his victory in the election, the PDP said though its candidate was not declared the winner, the party was happy with the performance of its candidate “who obviously joined the race late.”
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, made the remarks in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
“While we commend, Chief Olusola Oke, his running mate, members and supporters of our party, we wish to also congratulate Chief Olusegun Mimiko on his victory.
“Another lesson is here for the nation, especially the opposition political parties to draw from the commitment of our great party to the full entrenchment of the legacy of free, fair and credible polls. President Goodluck Jonathan led the campaign of our party to Ondo and promised free and fair election. Free and fair election he has once more delivered,” he said.
Metuh further commended the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security agencies for the peaceful conduct of the polls, “urging them to learn from any observed loopholes so as to continue improving in future elections.”
He also commended the people of Ondo State ?for their emphatic rejection of tribalism and narrow political adventurism? which, he said, were the hallmark of the campaign of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the just-concluded gubernatorial election.
?How better do Nigerians say no to the drumbeats of tribalism and political narrowness than what the people of Ondo have just done with their votes? It is a quantum forward leap for those who understand the dangers of undue manipulation of national diversity for narrow political whims and a huge set back, utter rejection for the champions of ethnic politics,” he said.
